Wes Nelson

Wes Nelson has lived in Meeker County all his life and has farmed here for 41 years. He and his wife Kate have two children, Kasey a senior at ACGC High School and Andrew, who is attending college in Duluth. Wes served on the Danielson Town Board for 19 years and has been serving on the Meeker County Planning and Zoning Commission for the past eight years. In his free time, Wes enjoys riding – be it on a horse or a motorcycle – and hunting.

For a long time, I have felt that we need to be more self-reliant for our energy needs and have been involved in the development of ethanol in our area. Wind energy is a local resource that we can also use to reduce our dependence on imported energy and at the same time produce a new stream of income for our local area. This is an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often and I felt it was important to help get this project started and provide what assistance I can.”